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Housing in B79 8RD

What the homes in B79 8RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Coton Farm & Perry Crofts
Council
Tamworth
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,751 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (41%). Flats make up 19.1%, below the 22.2% across England.

B79 8RDEngland
Detached16.6%22.9%
Semi-detached41%31.5%
Terraced23.3%23%
Purpose-built flat14.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B79 8RD area is broadly in line with that, at 68%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.6% of households against 20.5%. 36% own outright and 32% with a mortgage.

B79 8RD
68%
17%
15%
England
  • Owned68%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented16.6%20.5%
  • Social rented14.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B79 8RDEngland
Owned outright36%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council13.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B79 8RDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.3%. 28.5% of households include dependent children.

B79 8RDEngland
Living alone, under 6612.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.2%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Tamworth

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tamworth, August 2026, +0.5% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

TamworthEngland
All homes£925£1,459
One bedroom£675£1,195
Two bedrooms£828£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,006£1,489
Four or more£1,438£2,161
Detached£1,241£1,640
Semi-detached£975£1,449
Terraced£914£1,435
Flat or maisonette£756£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B79 8RD sits in (Coton Farm & Perry Crofts): about 1,751 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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